Category Archives: Red Deer

Nominations open for 2021 Business of the Year Awards
The Business of the Year Awards are organized by the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce and held annually in conjunction with Small Business Week. The Business Awards are presented, in five c...
May 20, 2021

Red Deer down to 548 active COVID cases
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count dropped again on Thursday. The latest numbers from the province show the city with 548 active cases, a drop of 57 from Wednesday's 605.Recoveries are up 75 to 4,8...
May 20, 2021

Big makeover coming at Lacombe Centre Mall
Lacombe Centre Mall is set to undergo a major overhaul now that new ownership has taken over.A celebration to announce the acquisition of the mall by Lacombe Centre GP Inc. was held on Thursday. Altho...
May 20, 2021

Local church donation event spotlights need for blood products
A Red Deer church congregation is demonstrating the power of group blood donation this long weekend.Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) is sending close to 30 people this Saturday to donate at Canadi...
May 20, 2021

Sylvan Lake RCMP investigate drive-by shooting
RCMP have launched an investigation into a drive-by shooting in Sylvan Lake early Thursday morning.It happened on May 20, at 2:11 a.m., when Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to a report of shots fired in th...
May 20, 2021

Man charged with killing Red Deer doctor appears in court
RED DEER, Alta. - A man charged in the slaying of a family doctor at a central Alberta medical clinic made a brief court appearance Thursday in advance of his trial later this year.Deng Mabiour, 54, h...
May 20, 2021

City hires investigators for two code of conduct complaints against council
Third-party investigators have been hired by The City of Red Deer to look into two separate complaints against member(s) of city council.The complaints were filed April 15 and May 7, 2021 in relation ...
May 20, 2021

Red Deer Arts Council planning for The Hub 2.0
Officials with the Red Deer Arts Council are ecstatic this week after recently receiving a $10,000 grant from the Red Deer and District Community Foundation for their Hub 2.0 programming initiative.Co...
May 19, 2021

AHS statement on amendment to court injunction
Officials with Alberta Health Services (AHS) say that a pre-emptive injunction against anyone who is organizing, promoting and/or attending an illegal public gathering that does not comply with Chief ...
May 19, 2021

Fire restriction lifted for Red Deer County
A fire restriction previously in place for Red Deer County has now been lifted. County officials say permits are now available online at rdcounty.ca/fire. County residents are encouraged to set-up an ...
May 19, 2021